Rural School Sanitation Report Highlights Porter County Needs
A US Public Health Service survey of Porter County rural schools urges consolidation where possible and remodeling to sanitary standards. It calls for daylight lighting, sanitary privies, individual drinking water sources, fire safety upgrades, improved ventilation, and dedicated health officers to coordinate medical inspection, juvenile justice links, and special education for retarded and slow learners.
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Indiana State Board of Health
Porter County
Ind
United States Public Health Service
United States Public Health Bulletin
Window Box Floral Displays Across Cities
The Town Development Magazine notes that window box floral displays catch on more in smaller cities, while larger cities also embrace civic beautification. Chicago extends the idea into winter with boxwood and pine displays in downtown windows. Careful securing of boxes is advised to avoid hazards.
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Chicago
Emma C Van Sickie laid to rest beside five husbands in private graveyard
La Crosse Wisconsin reports Emma C Van Sickie died recently and chose a private cemetery on her farm to be buried near the graves of her five husbands. Tombstones mark the plots with verses and initials, including Clintie and Peter dated inscriptions among brief markers for the others.
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Peter
Emma
D. Cc. V
P. E
Lost Keys Led to Tragic Barge Death at New York Dock
Captain Frank McGee of the barge Frank Becker, Kingston New York, was found dead in a cabin window at the stern after freezing on the Brooklyn pier at Pacific Street. He reportedly forgot his keys, attempted to reenter his cabin, and was crushed by a closing window. a doctor cited exposure and a fatal spine injury. He was 45.
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New York
Frank McGee
Frank Becker
Kingston
N. Y
New York Dock Company
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
Thomas Henry
Shutter
Long Island College Hospital
Captain McGee
You And Your Town Disgrace Says It All
A blunt critique urges businesspeople to engage with the community and drop a selfish, stand‑by attitude. The speaker condemns indifference and calls for collective cooperation, opposing a profit‑driven, isolated stance.
War Drums Bring European Thieves to America
Washington reports warn private detectives and police agencies in New York Boston Philadelphia and Chicago to brace for a busy year in guarding jewelry and social events. European war has driven thieves to the United States as robbery prospects rise abroad and experts expect heightened demand for armored protection.
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Washington
United States
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Mississippi
Europe
Explosion Damages Boston Harbor Police Station
A dynamite blast wrecked part of the north end harbor police station in Boston injuring no one. Four officers were inside, three asleep above the blast as plaster cracked and glass shattered nearby. Residents feared retaliation amid recent clashes with agitators. Suspects were questioned but no arrests made.
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Boston Harbor
Boston
Harbor Police
North End
Millions in cash moved as Guaranty Trust relocates
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York shifted its Fifth Avenue office from the southwest to the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Forty third Street. Deposits at the office total nearly 40 million dollars, with an unknown amount in 2,500 safe deposit boxes. Guards and city police oversaw the removal, which began after hours and took several hours without disrupting traffic.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Guaranty Trust Company of
Forty-third Street
Trust Company
Two Million Oranges Destroyed in New York
Two million oranges deemed too ripe were destroyed under Lucius P. Brown of the department of health. The fruit, from Porto Rico and Jamaica, was seized at shipping and railroad terminals, totaling about 250 tons with an estimated loss of $50,000 to shippers.
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New York
Lucius P. Brown
Bureau of Foods and Drugs
Department of Health
Porto Rico
Jamaica
Inheritance After Years in St Louis Man Receives Share
George Weise, a former sailor with a roving disposition, has been paid 390.25 from a free legal aid bureau as his inheritance from his uncle Edward Bauer who died in Adrian Michigan eighteen years ago. Bureau assistant superintendent Matthew Conckling arranged contact with Adrian and B A Cole, current owner of the estate property, to secure Weise the funds and a quit claim deed for signature.
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St. Louis
George Weise
Free Legal Aid Bureau
Adrian
Mich
Weise
Bureau
Matthew Conckling
Conckling
B. A. Cole
Edward Bauer
Driver of Eleven Miles For Mail
Frank Nichols of Smith Center Kansas refuses postal carrier delivery choosing to drive eleven miles each Saturday to pick up mail at the local post office. He argues the carrier system wastes government funds and sows harmful ideas about farming life.
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Smith Center
Kan
Frank Nichols
Nichols
Prisoner Seeks Marine Corps Runaway Plea
Amandus Kessler, jailed in Easton Pennsylvania, writes a lengthy appeal to the Marine recruiting station in New York City claiming he is a capable porch climber and rifle shooter and pledges to inspire fellow prisoners if released. Officials reportedly remain unmoved by the request.
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New York
Amandus Kessler
Easton
Uncle Sam
United States Marine Corps
Amandus
Marine Corps
Pet Buck Attacks Auburn pair at Maine hatchery
John F. Stanley eighty six, superintendent of the Maine fish hatchery grounds, and his wife seventy one, were attacked by a pet buck while feeding the animal. The buck injured Stanley and assaulted Mrs Stanley before a collie drove it away. Authorities killed the animal.
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Auburn
John F. Stanley
Maine Fish Hatchery Grounds
Stanley
Shark bites half caught fish during Honolulu reel tussle
Honolulu reports Tax Collector Charles Wilder nearly landed a giant catch before a shark seized half the fish. Wilder felt a heavy pull, lifted to see only the head and front portion, the tail missing after two sharp bites. The incident challenges belief sharks bite only at the surface.
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Honolulu
Charles T. Wilder
Wilder
Chambers of Commerce and Civic Leadership
Edwin B. Lord argues that a chamber member’s value comes from personal effort and faith in the institution. He warns against critics who do nothing yet reap no dividends, and praises local leaders who promote civic pride and guide community welfare.
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Chamber of Commerce
Edwin B. Lord
Massillon (O.) Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Missouri Plans County Welfare Boards At Localities
The Missouri children's code commission previews its final report proposing county boards of public welfare in each county. Boards would include the school superintendent and circuit court judge plus three county court judges, with a certified social worker as superintendent. The plan emphasizes integrating health with welfare services.
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Missouri
Missouri Children’s Code Commission
State Board of Charities
Duluth School Boys Do City Census
The Duluth Commercial club proposed that city school boys conduct the official population count. The program assigns the youths to tally residents and report vacant houses on special blanks for the census.
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Duluth
Minn
Commercial Club
Sidewalk Improvement Probe by Dubuque Club Panel
The Civil Improvement Committee of the Dubuque Commercial Club has named a subcommittee to press the city council on upgrading sidewalks deemed in a disgraceful condition.
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Civil Improvement Committee of the
Dubuque (Ia
Commercial Club
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